Selectively delete recent Downloads Workflow

[ramiro.araujo]

Hi all!

This is my first public workflow!

It basically solves me a problem of selectively deleting files in the Downloads folder without emptying it completaly.

 

Usage:

1. type the keyword, wait for the list of files. The files come ordered by Date Added, just like the Downloads icon in the Dock.

2. select the file to delete, type to filter files by name

3. optionally shift select the file to delete all newer files up to selected one

 

Everything you delete goes to the trash, so there's no much danger involved.

 

Download:

http://bit.ly/Z7IrNB

 

Contribute:

https://github.com/ramiroaraujo/AlfredWorkflows/

 

Hope you like it!

Ramiro

Edited March 22, 2013 by ramiro.araujo

[Leech]

Graciela master!

[vdesabou]

Great workflow!

Would be great to update it with 'fileicon' in order to get the icon of the files instead of generic folder icon :-)

 

Cheers

[ramiro.araujo]

@vdesabou I would love to, but couldn't find how to map filetype to icon, and couldn't find the time to search for it

[bencfd]

+1 for the request of vdesabou

 

Additionally, could it be possible to set second action modifier, so as to delete all the downloads from the typed extension? And a third for just all downloads?

[ramiro.araujo]

I can't seem to find nor get answers on how to access the icon data (path) from a given file type (http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/86740/programatically-access-file-type-icons). Any help appreciated!

[ramiro.araujo]

actually, I found it and it's not anything fancy but just telling Alfred to show the default file icon...

On the other hand, I like this other workflow now: http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/338-recent-downloads-with-feedback/ It does the same thing as mine, plus reveal in finder or open.